diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 032862cce6e4..c96bdb3e7ac5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1212,9 +1212,6 @@ static int loop_configure(struct loop_device *lo, fmode_t mode,
 	/* This is safe, since we have a reference from open(). */
 	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
 
-	/* suppress uevents while reconfiguring the device */
-	dev_set_uevent_suppress(disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk), 1);
-
 	/*
 	 * If we don't hold exclusive handle for the device, upgrade to it
 	 * here to avoid changing device under exclusive owner.
@@ -1268,6 +1265,9 @@ static int loop_configure(struct loop_device *lo, fmode_t mode,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	/* suppress uevents while reconfiguring the device */
+	dev_set_uevent_suppress(disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk), 1);
+
 	disk_force_media_change(lo->lo_disk, DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE);
 	set_disk_ro(lo->lo_disk, (lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_READ_ONLY) != 0);
 
@@ -1316,17 +1316,17 @@ static int loop_configure(struct loop_device *lo, fmode_t mode,
 	if (partscan)
 		lo->lo_disk->flags &= ~GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN;
 
+	/* enable and uncork uevent now that we are done */
+	dev_set_uevent_suppress(disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk), 0);
+
 	loop_global_unlock(lo, is_loop);
 	if (partscan)
 		loop_reread_partitions(lo);
+
 	if (!(mode & FMODE_EXCL))
 		bd_abort_claiming(bdev, loop_configure);
 
-	error = 0;
-done:
-	/* enable and uncork uevent now that we are done */
-	dev_set_uevent_suppress(disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk), 0);
-	return error;
+	return 0;
 
 out_unlock:
 	loop_global_unlock(lo, is_loop);
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ static int loop_configure(struct loop_device *lo, fmode_t mode,
 	fput(file);
 	/* This is safe: open() is still holding a reference. */
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-	goto done;
+	return error;
 }
 
 static int __loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, bool release)